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How climate change affects our health • Discovery

WebIMPACT: ALLERGIES. Climate change is triggering higher concentrations of pollen and longer pollen seasons, making allergies more severe for some and more common for …

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Food is medicine • Discovery

WebNow, the program is in 10 clinics across the state, reliably providing produce to more than 1,000 patients each year, and is sustained by philanthropy. According to the Wilder …

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Building the future of health • Discovery

WebThat preparation is now happening in a space fit for the future of health care. In 2020, the U opened a state-of-the-art learning hub known as the Health Sciences Education Center …

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Making mammograms more accessible • Discovery

WebMaking mammograms more accessible. Thanks to increased awareness about breast cancer and a slew of innovative new treatments, more women diagnosed with the …

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How racism affects your health • Discovery

WebMany Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are essential workers who cannot work from home. Those in health care, child care, and public transit, for instance, …

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Powerful benefits • Discovery

WebAn avid hunter and cement contractor, Miller was used to spending his days on the move. Unfortunately, the cumulative effect of his treatments had zapped his physical and …

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Resilience in a crisis • Discovery

WebIn a week, they developed and deployed the Minnesota Resilience Action Plan (MinnRAP), a first-of-its-kind program aimed at supporting the mental and emotional well-being of …

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Bringing the clinic to the patient • Discovery

WebBringing the clinic to the patient. A Community-University Health Care Center team set up a COVID-19 testing station in the community. Roli Dwivedi, M.D., knows that when it …

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How racism hurts the heart • Discovery

WebRachel Hardeman, Ph.D., M.P.H. “Racism is a fundamental cause of health inequities in Minnesota,” says Rachel Hardeman, Ph.D., M.P.H., the Blue Cross Endowed Professor …

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Cultural connectors • Discovery

WebThe M Health Fairview cultural brokers program was created in 2016 to improve the health of folks from marginalized communities by helping them interact with the sometimes …

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The long haul • Discovery

WebThe long haul. For some people, an active COVID-19 infection is only the beginning of a winding road back to ‘normal’. By Susan Maas. ILLUSTRATION BY TATJANA JUNKER. …

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Practice makes perfect • Discovery

WebThe University of Minnesota’s M Simulation facility is equal parts state-of-the-art hospital and eye-popping stage show.. From 18 outpatient clinic rooms and a fully functional surgical …

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Making headlines • Discovery

WebMental health care reinvented > M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital is one of several hospitals across the country advancing a radically new approach to psychiatric …

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Wardrobe for well-being • Discovery

WebImagine navigating a Minnesota winter without a warm coat. That’s the reality faced by many teenagers treated at M Health Fairview mental health clinics, for whom items like cozy …

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The HPV-cancer connection • Discovery

WebHigh-risk types of HPV cause cancer—cervical, vaginal, vulvar, penile, anal, and throat cancers. Of those, head and neck cancers, more common in men than women, are now …

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Rising to the moment • Discovery

WebIt’s impossible to measure the remarkable impact of Driven: The University of Minnesota Campaign in a single data point, or even by numbers alone. More important than the …

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Say hello to M Health Fairview • Discovery

WebSay hello to M Health Fairview. The University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Physicians, and Fairview Health Services have created an academic health system now …

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‘Yes in a world of no’ • Discovery

WebThe sun’s rays have just begun to warm the intersection of Franklin and Bloomington avenues in South Minneapolis, and the University of Minnesota Community-University …

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